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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Oct 12, 2022 19:33:00 GMT -5
I had a guy come in today with an old Yamaha with 5 or 6 cracks on it. He asks for an estimate. I look at it, and it is greasy and shiny all over the cracks. I'm pretty sure I know what it is, so I ask him. He says "vaseline, I put it on as soon as I saw the cracks!" I ask him why, and he doesn't quite know, but he did it about a year ago, and it still had globs all over it. I tell him that vaseline is a good thing to put on wood if you never want glue to stick to it. I gave him an estimate that he didn't like, and said he'd shop around. Luckily I didn't have to work on it. The stuff probably acted like a rub on finish and even if I spent an hour flushing it out with solvent, I don't think it would clean out enough to have a glue joint I feel like I could warranty.
Putting vaseline in your crack might help if you're chaffing when you're running or dealing with some hemorrhoids, but please don't put it in guitars. Please. Don't.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Oct 12, 2022 23:18:19 GMT -5
That is a new one!
Yeah, I would've told the guy it was unrepairable because he smeared grease into the wood. The fix would probably exceed the value of the guitar anyway.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Oct 13, 2022 9:44:11 GMT -5
In retrospect I should have just refused it, but the estimate I gave him was effectively a "total", so I think I'm safe.
I did have one guy years ago bring a guitar in saying "I saw the crack, but I made sure to put lemon oil on it as soon as possible!" I don't remember what happened after, but he ended up not leaving the guitar so I didn't have to deal with it. In that case, I blame the fingerboard oil micro-industry that oversells their product with stuff like "nourish and protect" and how it supposedly protects from dry weather damage.
Most people these think cracks are fixed with "bracing"... I get semi-regular phone calls asking "what do you charge to brace a guitar?" when they're actually asking for a crack repair. I'm not sure they realize the crack itself gets glued.
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Post by Leftee on Oct 13, 2022 11:16:47 GMT -5
My proctologist advised my to stop confusing the toothpaste with the Preparation H.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Oct 13, 2022 22:02:44 GMT -5
^^^I remember a TV commercial for Preparation H waaaaay back when I was a wee Peegoo, and it horrified me.
The reason is the 'doctor' in the commercial stated Preparation H shrinks swelling of hemorrhoidal tissues; as he said "shrinks swelling," he had his hands about 12" apart and moved them to about 8" apart to illustrate the shrinkage effects of the medication.
Little me had a vivid imagination. A 12" hemorrhoid seemed like a nightmare scenario better handled by a qualified doctor rather than smeared with some $3 over-the-counter ointment from the Rexall's down on main street.
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Post by gbfun on Oct 16, 2022 1:31:46 GMT -5
Ha. A nurse suggested I might have hemorrhoids in my 30s and said "they are no big deal honey. I have one that often falls out and I just stuff it back inside." Hmm... I didn't say anything but thought to myself, was that a hemorrhoid or a worm ? I'm not so sure she wasn't pulling my...er...roid. I do remain scared that she was telling the truth ! If so, I hope she got a truck load of PH or got treated soon after telling me her...er...tale. Thanks a lot for reminding me...  |
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